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WHAT’S STOPPING US FROM WORKING OUT, ASKS JANE HILL

JANE HILL

PHOTO JEFF OVERS/BBC

We’ve all had a while now to consider how well we’re sticking to our new year’s resolutions. Mine could be more creative; they include a commitment to living a little more healthily – being vigilant about not drinking alcohol three nights a week (a self-imposed rule that went out the window in December), and more disciplined about gym attendance. I can’t be alone in finding it difficult on a dark winter evening to get home from work, get changed and go straight back out to an exercise class? Yes, I know I’ll feel so much better afterwards, and I’ll sleep better too – but it’s cold and wet out there, and I’m warm and cosy in my flat…

About DIVA Magazine

We are thrilled to have singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram on our cover this month! For the first time in her thirty year career, she speaks openly about her sexuality in a revealing interview with Jane Czyzselska. Don’t forget to check out our digital issue for behind-the-scenes video footage from our cover shoot, including Tanita telling us her favourite tracks from the new album.
Also in this issue…
LGBT History Month: Why is our past so white?
What was it like to be lesbian or bi when homosexuality was a crime?
A fairytale photoshoot with YouTube super-couple Rose and Rosie
Heather Peace looks back at the history of women’s football
Vicky Beeching finds out if Jesus was a feminist
Jane Hill asks what’s stopping us from working out
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah urges us to build our movement up, not tear each other down
Sophie Ward investigates theatre’s gender revolution and talks to the female actors taking male roles
Get your coat! How lesbian dating’s changed through the ages
PLUS: Travel, fashion, family and much, much more!